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Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah conveys greetings to mark the International Youth Day
“The greatest strength and asset of any nation is its youth. India is truly blessed to have a youth power filled with tremendous ambitions and skills”
“Skilled and enthused youth have the power to make the best of the opportunities on their way”
“Modi Government with its decisions like Skill India, Start-Up India, Make in India & NEP is creating an ecosystem to unlock the immense potential of our youth”
“I am sure the youth will continue to strive towards Prime Minister Modi’s vision of a New India”
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah conveyed greetings to mark the International Youth Day. In a series of tweets, he said “The greatest strength and asset of any nation is its youth. India is truly blessed to have a youth power filled with tremendous ambitions and skills. I am sure that they will continue to strive towards Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of New India”.
Union Home Minister said, “Skilled & enthused youth have the power to make the best of the opportunities on their way”.
Shri Amit Shah added “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s Government with its decisions like Skill India, Start-Up India, Make in India &New Education Policy  has been constantly creating an ecosystem to unlock the immense potential of our youth”.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah lauded 'PM SVANidhi' scheme being run by Modi government to benefit the street vendors
“Development of India is incumbent upon the development of every citizen and PM Narendra Modi is committed to empowerment of all sections of society”
“PM-SVANidhi scheme, which aims to empower street vendors, is a result of PM Modi’s farsighted vision and his sensitivity towards the welfare of the poor”
“PM-SVANidhi scheme is serving crores of poor people by reviving their means of livelihood during these difficult times of COVID-19”
“PM SVANidhi is making small businesses Aatma Nirbhar and is playing a key role in realization of a New India”
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah lauded the 'PM SVANidhi' scheme being run by Modi Government to benefit the street vendors. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today held 'Svanidhi Samvaad' with street vendors from Madhya Pradesh. Shri Amit Shah in a series of tweets said, “Development of India is incumbent upon the development of every citizen and PM Narendra Modi is committed to empowerment of all sections of society. PM-SVANidhi scheme, which aims to empower street vendors, is a result of PM Modi’s farsighted vision and his sensitivity towards the welfare of the poor”
Union Home Minister said, “PM-SVANidhi scheme is serving crores of poor people by reviving their means of livelihood during these difficult times of COVID-19”. Conveying his gratitude to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji for this important welfare scheme, Shri Amit Shah said, “PM SVANidhi is making small businesses Aatma Nirbhar and is playing a key role in realization of a New India”.
The Government of India had launched PM Svanidhi scheme on 1st June, 2020 to help poor street vendors, impacted by COVID-19, resume livelihood activities. This scheme targets to benefit over 50 lakh Street Vendors. Under the Scheme, the vendors can avail a working capital loan of up to Rs. 10,000, which is repayable in monthly instalments in the tenure of one year. On timely/ early repayment of the loan, an interest subsidy @ 7% per annum will be credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer on quarterly basis. There will be no penalty on early repayment of loan. The scheme promotes digital transactions through cash back incentives up to an amount of Rs. 100 per month. Moreover, vendors can achieve their ambition of going up on the economic ladder by availing the facility of escalation of the credit limit on timely/early repayment of loan.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Security Clearances
Ministry of Home Affairs has given security clearance to more than 1600 proposals in the past two years in critical sectors like defence, arms & ammunition, explosives, telecommunications, information and broadcasting, civil aviation, currency, shipping, etc.
As per information provided by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion and Reserve Bank of India, FDI through automatic route is under general permission and can be received without any approval, in compliance with the Foreign Exchange Management  Regulation, 2017. No information is available about the number of proposals received for FDI under automatic route. Therefore, information related to percentage in terms of number of FDI proposals coming through the automatic route is not available.
Ministry of Home Affairs has disposed of more than 4,600 security clearance proposals including 134 proposals of foreign direct investment in Government approval route requiring security clearance of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Average processing time for such clearance was about 71 days in 2018.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 seeks views and suggestions
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 as introduced in Lok Sabha has been referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee of both the Houses, under the Chairperson of Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi  M.P. for examination and Report.
It has been decided to seek views and suggestions on the Bill from individuals and associations/bodies concerned. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 has been uploaded on Lok Sabha Website 
Those desirous of submitting their views/suggestions to the Committee may send two copies of their written Memoranda/suggestions either in English or Hindi on the subject to the Director, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Room No. 152, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi-110001 or email at jpc-datalaw@sansad.nic.in and at mrs.mlekhi@sansad.nic.in within three weeks from the date of publication.
The Memoranda submitted to the Committee would form part of the records of the Committee and would be treated as Confidential and would enjoy privilege of the Committee.
Those who wish to appear before the Committee, besides submitting Memoranda, are also requested to specifically indicate so. However, the Chairperson’s decision in this regard shall be final.
Ministry of Coal
Day 2 and Day 3 of Commercial Coal Mine Auction – 3rd Tranche
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Ministry of Coal had launched the auction of coal mines for commercial mining under 13th Tranche of CMSP Act and 3rd Tranche of MMDRAct on October 12, 2021. On the 2nd and 3rdday of the e-auction, cumulativel five coal mines were put up for auction of which three coal mines were CMSP coal mines and two were MMDR coal mines. The details of the coal mines are as under:-
- All five coal mines are fully explored coal mines;
- The total geological reserves for these coal mines are 528.051 Million Ton.
- Cumulative PRC for these coal mines is 16.07 MTPA.
The cumulative results for Day 2 and Day 3 are as under:
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S. No.
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Name of the Mine
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State
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PRC 
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Geological Reserves 
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Closing Bid Submitted by
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Reserve Price 
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Final Offer 
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1
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Meenakshi
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Odisha
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12.00
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285.23
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Hindalco Industries Limited/64856
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4.00
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10.25
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2
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Garampani
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Assam
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0.02
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0.468
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Assam Mineral Development Corporation Limited/265144
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4.00
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288.25
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3
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Majra
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Maharashtra
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0.48
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31.036
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BS Ispat Limited/64979
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4.00
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18.25
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4
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Namchik Namphuk
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Arunachal Pradesh
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0.20
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14.970
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E-auction was in progress till 10:00 AM on 11.02.2022.
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4.00
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5
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Utkal- C
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Odisha
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3.37
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196.347
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Jindal Steel And Power Limited/64898
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4.00
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45.00
Prime Minister's Office
AP Governor call on the Prime Minister
The Governor of Andhra Pradesh Shri Biswa Bhusan Harichandan called on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi today.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
PENCIL portal being used for effective enforcement of Child and Adolescent Labour  Act
The Government has enacted the Child Labour  Act, 1986 which was amended in 2016. The amended Act is called the Child and Adolescent Labour  [CALPR] Act, 1986. The Act provides for complete prohibition of work or employment of children below 14 years in any occupation and process and adolescents in the age group of 14 to 18 years in hazardous occupations and processes. The amendment also provides for stricter punishment of employers for violation of the Act and made the offence as cognizable.
The Child and Adolescent Labour  Act, 1986 is enforced by the State Government except in railway administration, major port, mine, oil field where Central Government is the appropriate Government. The details of child labour released, action taken against the owners of industries for violating the CALPR Act, amount of fine recovered from violators of CALPR Act, etc. are not maintained at the level of Central Government.
Ministry of Labour & Employment has been implementing National Child Labour Project  Scheme for rehabilitation of child labourers through District Project Societies under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate. Under the NCLP scheme, the children in the age group of 9-14 years are rescued / withdrawn from work and enrolled in the NCLP Special Training Centres , where they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, mid-day meal, stipend, health care, etc. before being mainstreamed into formal education system. NCLP scheme has now been subsumed under Samagara Shiksha Abhiyan  Scheme with effect from 01.04.2021. Henceforth, the rescued child labourers will be mainstreamed into formal education system through STC operational under SSA.
Further, the Government has developed an online portal PENCIL  for effective enforcement of CALPR Act. The portal has also a complaint corner for registering the complaint regarding child labour. These complaints are dealt by the respective District Nodal Officers of the District. Besides, Ministry of Labour & Employment also carries out public awareness about child labour through its website and various social media handles.
Around 14 lakh child labourers have been rescued / withdrawn from work, rehabilitated and mainstreamed under National Child Labour Project  Scheme since inception of the Scheme in 1988. During the financial year 2022-23 , Rs. 12.45 Crore has been released to District Project Society to operate STCs and Rs. 3.20 Crore has been released as stipend to children enrolled in the STCs under NCLP scheme.
This information was given by Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
UPSC
Ms. Smita Nagaraj takes over as Member UPSC
Ms. Smita Nagaraj took the oath of office and secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission , here today. The oath was administered by Prof. David R. Syiemlieh, Chairman, UPSC.
An Officer of the 1984 Batch of Indian Administrative Service  of Tamil Nadu Cadre, Ms. Nagaraj, during her career spanning over 33 years, has held several important positions in the Central Government as well as in the Government of Tamil Nadu. She served as Executive Director of the Central Social Welfare Board, Director in the Department of Personnel & Training, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and prior to her joining the Commission, she was working as Director General  in the Ministry of Defence. In the State also, she held various important positions in the Energy, Finance, Health and Small Industries Department.
Ministry of Mines
Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi to be Chief Guest at NorthEast Geology & Mining Ministers’ Conclave, Nagaland
Mines Ministry to Give Further Fillip to Exploration in NorthEast
Union Minister of Mines, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Pralhad Joshi will be participating as the Chief guest in the first NorthEast Geology & Mining Ministers’ Conclave being held at Niathu Resort, Chumukedima, Dimapur, Nagaland on 31st October, 2022.
In the first session of the conclave, discussions amongst different State ministers of the North Eastern States will be held. Deliberations will be mainly pertaining to mining and geological activities in the North Eastern states. In the second session, the course and gist of the deliberations will be presented to Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi for further action. The event will conclude with a cultural programme.
This conclave will prove to be an effective platform for discussing issues specific to the NE region. Ministry of Mines desires to encourage exploration activities and auction of mines in the mineral rich NE states which will ultimately lead to development of the region.
Ministry of Mines is constantly encouraging mineral exploration, geological and other mining activities all across the country. In line with these efforts, a National Mining Ministers’ Conference was held at Hyderabad in September this year to facilitate discussion amongst all the States on the issues pertaining to mining sector. During the conference a request was made to the chair to hold a conclave exclusively for the North East region and the Union Minister of Mines, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Pralhad Joshi agreed upon the same.
PIB Headquarters
GRAMIN DAK SEVAK APPOINTMENT
The online selection process of Gramin Dak Sevaks in respect of Kerala circle which was kept on hold will be opened for applicants from 21st August to 20th September 2017 in the websites https://indiapost.gov.in, https://appost.in/gds online, informed Departments of Posts Ernakulam Postal Division
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
The 1st Agriculture Deputies Meeting  of the Agriculture Working Group under India’s G20 Presidency concluded successfully today at Indore
The first Agriculture Deputies Meeting under the Agriculture Working Group , G20 spanning across three days, concluded today on 15th February, 2023.The event was an amalgamation of experiences rich in culture, cuisine, and history, and the greater responsibility of participating in meaningful deliberations during the meetings.
Countries’ intervention on the proposed agenda by the Indian Presidency was well received and discussed. The final day of the event started with technical theme- wise sessions wherein, deliberations were held on four themes covering: “food security and nutrition”, “sustainable agriculture with climate smart approach”, “inclusive agricultural value chains and food systems”, and “digitalization for agricultural transformation”.
For discussion on technical session of Food Security and Nutrition, the opening remarks were delivered by Smt. Shubha Thakur, Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  followed by context setting by World Food Programme . Dr. AbhilakshLikhi, Additional Secretary, DA&FW presented the Global Framework on Food Security and Nutrition, followed by an introduction to the Millet International Initiative for Research and Awareness  by Smt. Shubha Thakur, Joint Secretary, DA&FW.
Sh. Franklin L. Khobung, Joint Secretary, DA&FW delivered the opening remarks for technical session on Sustainable Agriculture with Climate Smart Approach, followed by context setting by Food and Agriculture Organisation .
Technical session on Inclusive Agricultural Value Chains and Food Systems was opened by Dr. AbhilakshLikhi, Additional Secretary, DA&FW and International Fund for Agricultural Development  set the context for discussion.
For technical session on Digitalisation for Agricultural Transformation, opening remarks were delivered by Dr. P.K. Meherda, Additional Secretary, DA&FW. The discussion context was set by ICRISAT.
During each theme-based technical session, there was an open house discussion involving intellectually rich exchange of ideas, suggestions and observations. Insightful presentations paved way for agricultural transformation and importance of digitalization in agriculture with a special emphasis on smallholder farmers.
The session co-chair Dr. SmitaSirohi, Joint Secretary, DA&FW, summed up each session, highlighting the concrete points made during the sessions.
Concluding remarks and way forward was presented by the session chair Sh. Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, DA&FW emphasizing the need to have greater convergence and collaboration among the G20 member countries on agricultural research and development aspects. The chair assured to carry forward the discussions on G20 agricultural issues in the upcoming AWG meetings.
The programme ended with a video showcasing the glimpses of the various events of the last 3 days, as a memoir for the participants to cherish their memorable visit to India.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
IICA signs MoU with NALSAR to collaborate for offering Courses, Research and Publications, Advancement of Knowledge, Capacity Building, Awareness and Advocacy
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs  signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research  University of Law, Hyderabad on Thursday. The MoU was signed by Shri. Praveen Kumar, Director General and Chief Executive Officers  of the IICA and Prof  V. Balakista Reddy, Vice Chancellor  and Registrar, NALSAR in the august presence of Prof P.V. Rao, National Fellow ICSSR & Visiting Professor, CADL, NALSAR, Dr. Pyla Narayana Rao, Associate Professor, IICA, Dr. T. Raghavendra Rao, Assistant Professor, NALSAR, Dr. G.Mallikarjun, Assistant Professor, NALSAR, Dr. Sudhanshu Kumar, Assistant Professor, NALSAR, and other distinguished faculty of the NALSAR.
This MoU was signed between IICA and NALSAR for the purpose of academic collaboration that will encompass offer and award of degree, diploma and certificate courses of contemporary importance; exchange members of faculty and students; research and publications; other academic activities; offer of expert advice and consultancy; and joint workshops, seminars and conferences. In addition to this, active efforts will be made to develop joint training and research programmes that will be pursued in a collaborative spirit.
This MoU was executed by the Parties on 27th October, 2022 at NALSAR, Hyderabad for the purpose of collaboration and its includes Development and execution of degree, diploma and certificate courses, both long term and short term, in the field of Corporate Law, or any other area as may be mutually decided by IICA and NALSAR; Foster advancement in offering Post Graduate Courses such as LL.M, research, and consultancy; Undertaking collaborative research and consultancies in various fields as may be decided by the parties; Conducting courses, conferences, workshops, training programmes and seminars, in areas of mutual interest; Exchange of faculties and students for mutual benefit of both institutions and for various projects; Exchange of academic information and materials; Jointly organising faculty development programmes; Jointly organizing awareness programmes for society; Jointly organising outreach programmes for the benefit and welfare of humanity and any other academic programmes that both institutions agree to.
Special Service and Features
Chennai Port Authority celebrates Dr B R Ambedkar's birth anniversary
132nd Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was celebrated in Chennai Port Authority on 14.04.2022. Shri SUNIL PALIWAL, IAS., Chairperson, and Shri S.BALAJI ARUNKUMAR, IRTS., Deputy Chairperson of Chennai Port Authority paid floral tributes to the Portrait and life-size statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at Anchor Gate Building and garlanded the Bust of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar at centre Berth inside the Harbour. Heads of Departments, Senior Officers, Staff of Chennai Port Authority and various dignitaries, Unions and Associations participated in the celebrations. The above has been stated in a release issued by Secretary, Chennai Port Authority.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Crime and Rape Incidents against Women
The details of cases registered for crimes against women, including rape, from 2014 to 2016 is as below:
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Year
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No. of cases registered
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2014
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3,39,457
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2015
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3,29,243
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2016
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3,38,954
Government has taken various steps have been taken for increasing safety of women, which include, inter-alia:
- The Criminal Law  Ordinance, 2018 has put in place a regime which prescribes stringent punishment against rapes, including death penalty.
- Government has undertaken a project for developing an Emergency Response Support System based on a pan-India 24x7 Helpline Number 112, and accessible through call/SMS/email/panic button etc.
- Government has issued advisories to States/UTs to take measures for prevention of crimes against women, stressing on mandatory registration of FIRs, providing on-line complaint filing system, increasing representation of women in Police, gender sensitization of police, deployment of Special Mahila Police Volunteers, activating victim compensation fund, setting up of Anti-human Trafficking units, etc. Details of these advisories issued are available on website of Ministry of Home Affairs at https://mha.gov.in.
- A separate portal for Cyber-Crime against women and children has been commenced.
- In order to facilitate better investigation and prosecution in rape cases, modernization and capacity building of forensic labs has been undertaken.
- Government has approved safe-city projects for 8 cities to put in place comprehensive infrastructure, technological and community based interventions for women safety.
- Government has commenced development of a National Database on Sexual Offenders to facilitate investigation and tracking of sexual offenders across the country.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Second Reservation Charts to be issued 30 minutes before the scheduled train departure time, as was done before the lockdown
Ticket booking facility, both online and on PRS ticket counters, shall be available, before preparation of second chart
Indian Railways has decided to restore earlier system of preparation of second reservation charts w.e.f. 10.10.2020.
As per established pre COVID period instructions, the first reservation chart was prepared at least 4 hours before scheduled departure of train. Thereafter, the available accommodation could be booked across PRS counters as well as through internet on first-come-first-serve basis till preparation of second reservation charts.
Second reservation charts were prepared between 30 minutes to 5 minutes before scheduled/rescheduled time of departure of trains. Cancellation of already booked tickets was also permitted during this period as per provisions of Refund Rules.
Due to pandemic, instructions were issued to shift the time of preparation of second reservation chart to 2 hours before scheduled/ rescheduled time of departure of trains.
As per request of Zonal Railways for ensuring convenience of rail passengers, the matter has been examined and it has been decided that the second reservation chart shall be prepared at least 30 minutes before scheduled/rescheduled time of departure of train.
Accordingly, ticket booking facility, both online and on PRS ticket counters, shall be available, before preparation of second chart.
CRIS has been issued necessary modifications in the software accordingly so as to restore this provision w.e.f. 10.10.2020.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
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Import of Pulses
In 2018-19, no import of pulses was undertaken by the Government.
As per the 3rd Advance Estimates released by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, production of pulses for the year 2018-19 is estimated to be 23.22 Million MT  as compared to final estimates of 23.13 MMT and 25.42 MMT for the years 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively.
Details of major exporting countries of pulses to India is at Annexure.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in the Lok Sabha today.